For many EU Member States, Germany is a key trading partner: in 2024, it was the top destination for merchandise exports in 16 of the 26 other Member States. Czechia traded 32% of its exports with Germany. Austria (29%), Poland (27%) and Hungary and Luxembourg (25% each) also dispatched a very large proportion of their exports to Germany.
On the other hand, Germany’s most common destination for goods is a non-EU country: the United States (10% in 2024). The goods exported to the US were mainly machinery and transport equipment (56%), followed by chemicals and related products (24%). The United States was also the main export destination for one other EU state: Ireland also exported a higher share of its goods (33%) to the United States than to any other country.
Last update: 17.05.2025. Check Eurostat database for the latest data.